Attend New Faculty Orientation (August 14, 15) Visit the Human Resources New Sta! Orientation webpage, See page 11. Obtain Faculty Identi"cation (ID) card from HRO. Submit required paperwork to HRO to obtain your parking permit from Campus Security. Open a computer account. Visit or call Information Technology at 331-2035. Contact your department/unit coordinator regarding mailbox, keys, photocopying, o#ce assignment, faxing services, and supplies. Familiarize yourself with the campus emergency procedures. See page 11. Learn to use Banner system in order to acquire class lists and assign grades. See pages 1 and 9 for details. Prepare Syllabi (see page 2) Use Blackboard to manage your class. See page 5 for details. Find your classrooms. See page 26 for building codes and back cover for maps. Free GR to Allendale Bus page 14 Maps of GVSU back cover Where to eat page 13 (See www.gvsu.edu/campusdine) Faculty Dining Room Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:30-1:30, 0072 KC Academic calendar www.gvsu.edu/schedule Classroom emergencies Call 331-3255 (if in Allendale) Call 331-6677 (if at Pew Grand Rapids Campus) AV Equipment Call 331-2101 (Allendale) Call 331-6637 (Pew Grand Rapids Campus) O#ce too hot or cold? Call 331-3000 (Allendale) Call 331-6700 (Pew Campus and Regional Centers) Classes Begin August 26 Labor Day Recess September 1-3 Mid-term Grades Due October 15 Drop Deadline - grade W October 25 $anksgiving Break November 27-December 1 Classes End December 7 Commencement December 7 Exams Held December 9-14 Grades Due December 17 Classes Begin January 6 Mid-term Grades Due February 25 Spring Break March 2-9 Drop Deadline - grade W March 7 Classes End April 19 Exams Held April 21-26 Commencement April 26 Grades Due April 29 Welcome from Provost Gayle Davis elcome to Grand Valley State University! It is my hope that you will enjoy a long, useful, and satisfying career in this learning community. We know that you invested at least as much time and energy in making the decision to come here as we did in selecting you as a "nal candidate, and we resolve to make our e!orts mutually successful. Our responsibility to you is to support you by o!ering a rich array of campus resources. For example, the Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC) is here to help you become an e!ective teacher. I hope you will take advantage of the FTLC programs and the many other opportunities that are described in this manual…and let us know how else we can help you get established. Provost and Vice President for Academic A!airs 616-331-2400 [email protected] Excellence in Teaching as Your Primary Responsibility 1 Academic Calendars, the GVSU Annual Schedule 1 Your Academic Department Coordinator and Unit Head 1 Banner 1 Cancellation of a Course, Change of Instructor, Time or Place of Class 2 Permanent Residence Status 2 Evaluation Form 2 Syllabus of Record 2 Content of Your Syllabus 2 More About Course Objectives (examples) 4 Textbooks 4 O#ce Hours 4 Class Lists 4 General Education, Supplemental Writing Skills Courses (SWS), and Capstone Courses 5 Blackboard 5 Con"dentiality and FERPA 5 Your First Class 5 Closed Class Permits 6 Faculty Absence from Class 6 Credit/No Credit Option 6 Dual Credit Option 6 Drop/Add, Withdrawal, Late Withdrawal from a Class 6 Faculty-Led University-Sponsored Trips 7 Encouraging Civil Classroom Behavior by Building Community 7 GVSU Student Code 7 Disruptive Behavior 7 Bias Incidents 7 Academic Dishonesty 8 Sexual Harassment 8 Harrassment 8 Evaluating at or Before Mid-Semester 9 Evaluating at Semester’s End: Student Evaluations of Faculty 9 Final Examinations 9 Final Exams and Inclement Weather 9 Evaluating Student Learning, Assigning and Recording Grades 9 Entering Your Mid-term and Final Grades in Banner 9 Assigning a Grade of Incomplete 10 Grade Changes 10 Grade Appeal Process 10 Repeat Grade Policy 10 Security (Campus Police) 11 Human Resources O#ce 11 University Libraries 11 Computing and Technology Support Help Desk 12 Your GVSU Email Account and the FOIA 12 Facilities Problems (Heating and Cooling, Custodial, etc.) 12 Information Technology (IT) 12 Copy Services 12 Inclusion and Equity Division 13 Women’s Center 13 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center 13 Bookstore 13 Mail Services 13 Computer Labs 13 On-Campus Dining 13 Parking on Campus 14 University Shuttle Transportation Program 14 Sustainability Initiative 14 Reservable Spaces for Meeting with Students 14 Fieldhouse Use 14 Campus Health Center 15 Children’s Enrichment Center (Day Care) 15 Work Life Connections 15 Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC) 15 Part-time Faculty Support Services 16 $e Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence 16 Research: Institutional Review Boards 16 Statistical Consulting Center (SCC) 16 General Tutoring 17 Math Lab 17 Statistical Lab 17 Science Success Center 18 Specialized Lab and Tutoring 18 Writing Tutoring 18 Engineering Tutoring 18 Anatomy Tutoring 18 University Counseling Centers 18 Career Centers 18 Disability Support Resources 18 Educational Support Program (ESP) 19 Learning Skills Development Services 19 O#ce of Fellowships 19 O#ce of Multicultural A!airs 19 International Student Services 19 Women’s Center 19 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) Resource Center 19 University Libraries 19 Advising at GVSU 20 Your Role and Responsibilities As Advisor 20 Your Advisees’ Responsibilities 20 Accessing the List of Your Advisees 21 Student Academic Success Center 21 Pre-Major (Undecided) Advising 21 L.A.K.E.R. Academic Center (for athletes) 21 McNair Scholars Program 21 Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies 21 College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Advising Center 21 Seidman College of Business Undergraduate Student Services 22 College of Community and Public Service Advising Center 22 College of Education – Student Information & Services Center 22 College of Engineering and Computing 22 College of Health Professions – Student Services 22 Kirkhof College of Nursing 22 Holland Meijer Campus 22 Stevenson Center for Higher Education – Muskegon 22 Traverse City – Northern Michigan Programs 22 MACRAO Agreement 23 Student Transfer Enrollment Partnership (STEP) – Grand Rapids 23 Transfer of Credits 23 Transfer Student Advising 23 Non-Degree Seeking Students 24 Inside Back Cover and Back Cover Background on Teaching at Grand Valley $e primary responsibility of GVSU faculty is excellent teaching. Course evaluations by students, colleagues’ opinions, and evaluations by the department chair are utilized to help determine teaching e!ectiveness; and evidence of excellence in teaching is a signi"cant factor in decisions on contract renewal. For suggestions on e!ective teaching strategies, see Teaching Well, prepared by the Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC). Teaching Well covers material in "ve categories: Knowing about Learning, Preparing to Teach, Teaching that Engages, Assessing Learning, and Evaluating Your Teaching. $e “Teaching Resources” section of the Pew FTLC homepage also contains helpful information. Speci"c policies related to teaching and personnel issues, including the tenure and promotion process, can be found on the Provost’s website under $e Faculty Personnel Workbook (http://www.gvsu.edu/provost/faculty-personnel-workbook-4.htm) To "nd out when classes begin, when midterms are scheduled, when vacations occur, when "nal exams occur, withdrawal deadlines, etc., go to www.gvsu.edu/schedule. You would normally see your academic coordinator (lead secretary) to get supplies, to make sure that students will be noti"ed of your absence from class, to learn about procedures for Student Evaluations, to turn in your syllabi for your department records, to submit a schedule of your o#ce hours, and to submit your textbook orders. You would normally consult your unit head (department chair) to cancel a course, to help a student who requests a Closed Class Permit, to waive a "nal exam in your course, to arrange a university sponsored trip, to give notice of your absence from class, to explore more general questions about the university, teaching, service, scholarship and advising. New faculty are required to attend a training session or do the self-paced training session for BANNER SSB. FYI, Banner actually o!ers two distinct interfaces: Internet Native Banner and Self-Service Banner (SSB), but SSB is the more user-friendly interface and will likely meet your needs as a faculty member. To sign up for the required training, go to http://www. gvsu.edu/it/ and select Seminars under their Popular Pages and follow the instructions. Why is this training required? Because you will need it to enter and send your mid-term and "nal grades to the registrar’s o#ce. Instructions can be found on page 7 below Evaluating Student Learning, Assigning and Recording Grades. But beyond that, when you know how to use Banner, you will be able to locate faculty information such as class lists and student information such as majors and advisors, student progress toward degree completion, class schedules, transcripts, degree history, etc. $ere is much useful information about Banner online at www.gvsu.edu/it. Click on Banner, Banner Student to get answers to your questions. How do I access SSB? Once you have completed the training for SSB, you are ready to use it. SSB is a web-based program. To use it, go to the GVSU homepage, select Faculty & Sta!, select My Banner, select Banner Self-Service (including e~print). You will need to know your G number and your 6-digit PIN. Your PIN is set at a default of your birth month, day, and year in the mmddyy format. When users log in for the "rst time, Banner automatically prompts them to reset their PINs and provide a Security Question and Answer for future resetting of PINs.